2014—2015学年第二学期期末检测
八年级英语
（本试卷满分100分，考试时间90分钟）
题号 听力部分 笔试部分 总分
Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ Ⅹ
得分
听力部分（共20分）
Ⅰ、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选出与句子内容相符的图片。（每小题1分，共5分）
Ⅱ、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答语。（每小题1分，共5分）
（ ）6. Who is the boy waiting for?
A. His aunt. B. His cousin. C. His uncle.
（ ）7. How will Lily get to Shanghai?
A. By train. B. By plane. C. By ship.
（ ）8. When will the speakers go camping?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
（ ）9. Why is Lily so sad?
A. Her dog is lost. B. Her dog is ill.
C. She wants to have a dog.
（ ）10. When will the girl’s favorite TV show start?
A. At 7:50. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:10.
Ⅲ、听短文，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答语。（每小题1分，共5分）
（ ）11. What does Mary think of receiving gifts?
A. Happy. B. Worried. C. Angry.
（ ）12. What makes Mary excited?
A. Expensive gifts. B. The best gifts. C. Love and care.
（ ）13. What is the best gift for Mary?
A. A watch. B. A computer. C. A cup.
（ ）14. When did Mary receive her best gift?
A. On her 13th birthday. B. On her 15th birthday.
C. On her 16th birthday.
（ ）15. Who gave the best gift to Mary?
A. Her parents. B. Judy. C. Lily.
Ⅳ、听短文，完成下面表格。（每小题1分，共5分）
A trip
Where In Beijing
Who 16. and Laura
When During the 17. vocation
How By 18.
Places Qinghua University and Beijing University
The summer Place
Wangfujing, the most famous 19. centre in Beijing with a history of 20. 100 years
笔试部分（共80分）
Ⅴ、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
（ ）21. Jeff has lived in China more than 10 years.
A. for B. since C. of
（ ）22. The computer can play chess better than humans.
A. more B. even C. little
（ ）23. I have different about the story.
A. think B. idea C. opinions
（ ）24. She grew up in a small town she lives in a big city now.
A. until B. although C. if
（ ）25. I have worked there since it in 1989.
A. opened B. opens C. has opened
（ ）26.The dress was really beautiful, so I couldn’t .
A. put it down B. put it up C. put it off
（ ）27. Did you in solving the problem?
A. success B. successful C. succeed
（ ）28. As soon as the moon , we can follow them instead.
A. rose B. risen C. rises
（ ）29. I’ve already there a couple of times, but I’m happy
again.
A. been to, going B. been, to go C. went, to go
（ ）30. I will do my homew ork at home instead of basketball.
A. play B. played C. playing
（ ）31. —
— I have a headache.
A. Where were you, Judy? B. What’s the matter, Judy?
C. What are you doing, Judy?
（ ）32. — you please go to the movies with me?
— Sorry, I can’t. I do my homework.
A. Must, have to B. Could, have to C. should, had to
（ ）33. Speaking is one of means of communication.
A. important B. more important C. the most important
（ ）34. You should save more money you can afford the iPhone 6 .
A. because B. so that C. in order to
（ ）35. — Why were you late for class this morning?
— Because my alarm didn’t .
A. take off B. put off C. go off
Ⅵ．完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，然后从每小题所给的三个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号中。
Many people like to read the Guinness Book of Word records, and some people want to 36 in it. 37 do people get their 38 in the book?They do something 39 and 40 , such as making the word’s largest cake with more than 54,000 eggs.
For many people, it’s fun to make 41 records. It is exciting. But who eats the 42 ? While some people are making word records, 43 do not have much food 44 . Hunger is a very serious problem in many places. How many
45 people don’t have enough money to buy good food? How many children go to bed without dinner? The answer is “Too many”.
（ ）36. A. join B. is C. be
（ ）37. A. How B. When C. Why
（ ）38. A. names B. rights C. records
（ ）39. A. new B. important C. interesting
（ ）40. A. nice B. difficult C. different
（ ）41. A. their B. its C. his
（ ）42. A. cake B. food C. that
（ ）43 A. they B. people C. others
（ ）44. A. to eat B. to buy C. to have
（ ）45. A. strong B. old C. young
Ⅶ、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
阅读(A)(B)两篇短文，从所给的三个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号中。
（A）
For many girls, having long beautiful hair is something to be proud of. Rachel Barrett, 15, recently cut her long hair and looked like a boy. But she was also proud of herself. She donated her hair to a charity and raised a lot of money.
Barrett is a middle school student in Britain. On Nov.16 at her school’s talent contest, Barrett had her hair cut off in front of around 300 students. The hair would be used to make wigs for children with cancer. She has raised several thousand pounds and the money will help people with breast cancer.
Barrett got the idea when she visited her friend’s mom with cancer.“All of her hair had fallen out, and it really made me want to do something,” Barrett said. When she found out that the charity Little Princess Trust could make wigs for children with cancer, she decided to donated her own hair, even though she loved it. “I saw how sad it was for my friend’s mom to lose her hair. So if my hair can go to help a young child with cancer then it’s worth it,” she said.
Cath Stanton, a teacher, felt proud of the girl. “She’s always been very well groomed, so far her to cut all her hair off really moves us,” she said. “She has done a moving job.”Many students were moved by her courage and donated money.
（ ）46. How old is Rachel Barrett?
A. 15 B. 14 C. 13
（ ）47. Why did Barrett cut her long hair?
A. Because she liked short hair.
B. Because she wanted to help some children with cancer.
C. Because she wanted to take part in a talent contest.
（ ）48. When did Barrett want to donate her long hair?
A. A fter she saw a child without hair.
B. After she visited her friend’s mom with cancer.
C. When she knew her hair was worth much money.
（ ）49. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?
A. Barrett was proud of what she did.
B. People would use the hair to make wigs for children with cancer.
C. Little Princess Trust was the name of a middle school.
（ ）50. From this passage, we know Barrett is a(an) girl.
A. honest B. kind C. hard-working
(B)
Where Are We Going, Dad? is a popular real ity show from Hunan TV station. In the show, five pairs of fathers and kids went to strange places and finished interesting tasks. They had some interesting experiences while they were staying in different places.
The show is about growing up. Five fathers said that they grew up with their kids. They learned to take good care of their kids. The kids learned about the teamwork and being independent.
For Kim, a 4-year-old boy, needed encouragement. In the show, Kimi got the most fans. People fell in love with him because of his cut face and a good personality. At the beginning of the show, Kimi was a little shy. He found it hard to finish his task alone. Sometimes he refused to accept the tasks. His father, Jimmy Lin encouraged him to be brave. Soon Kimi learned to communicate with other kids. He learned to finish the tasks by himself. He grew up and changed a lot.
（ ）51. What did fathers and kids do in the show?
A. They went to other cities and made friends with others.
B. They went to the countryside and helped the farmers.
C. They went to strange places and finished interesting tasks.
（ ）52. The underlined word “encouragement” probably means “ ”in Chinese.
A. 安慰 B. 鼓励 C. 自信
（ ）53. At the beginning of the show, Kimi found that it was not
to finish his tasks alone.
A. easy B. hard C: different
（ ）54. About Kimi, Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to
the passage?
A. At the beginning of the show, Kimi was a little shy.
B. Jimmy Lin is Kimi’s father.
C. Kimi never refused to accept the tasks.
（ ）55. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. It’s about Kimi and his hobbies.
B. It’s about Kimi’s growing up.
C. It’s about how to communicate with others.
（C）
The rover Jade Rabbit is known as Yutu. It has been exploring the Moon’s soil. But there’s something wrong with the rover Jade Rabbit. Now the space scientists in China are busy. They are trying to repair the damaged rover Jade Rabbit. The space expert, Dr Katherine Joy from the University of Manchester told us how difficult it was to fix things in space. Also, he hoped that the space scientists would repair it soon.
The rover landed in December 2014. It was part of China ’s Chang’e-3 mission. The rover Jade Rabbit was expected to operate on the Moon for about three months. Earlier this month, the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre said that the rover Jade Rabbit had successfully explored the surface of the Moon with its mechanical arm.
There were some reports about the rover Jade Rabbit. Lots of people were interested in these reports and wanted to learn more about the rover. Many reporters said the rover Jade Rabbit had to face with some difficulties brought by the Moon’s tough surface.
根据短文内容回答问题。
56. What are the space scientists in China trying to do?
57. Who is Dr Katherine Joy?
58. When did the rover land?
59. How long was the rover Jade Rabbit expected to operate on the Moon?
60. Were there any reports about the rover Jade Rabbit?
Ⅷ、从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，有两项多余。（每小题1分，共5分）
A: Have you ever read the novel, Jane Eyre?
B: 61.
A: What a pity! It’s a wonderful book, you know.
B: Well, I’ve been wanting to read it for a long time, but I can’t get one. The library has only three and 62.
A: Well, 63. If you like, I will lend it to you.
B: Thank you. 64. By the way, when can I get it?
A: 65. Will you please come to my house after school?
B: OK, I’ll go as soon as school is over.
A. That’s very kind of you.
B. I forgot where I had put it.
C. You really should read it.
D. They are all out.
E. I’m afraid I haven’t.
F. I haven’t had it with me.
G. I have a copy of my own.
Ⅸ、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其适当形式填空,每空一词，每词限用一次，有两个词是多余的。（每小题1分，共10分）
during fail hear sleep all with
feel work own succeed popular between
Have you ever 66. of a girl of 15, who has set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago. She has already written several 67. computer games. They are so 68. that over half a million games are sold every year. Now 69. of her family work in her business. And she is still at school.
She gets up early in the morning, and then has a talk 70. her family about the business over breakfast. Every day 71. weekdays, she goes to school in her 72. car with a driver, for she is not old enough. She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too easy for her to 73. interesting. She usually gets“A”grades in all her s ubjects, so the other students often ask her for help.
She finishes her homework in half an hour a fter her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and goes on 74. on her computer, writing games until 2 a.m. She doesn’t usually need so much 75. as other children.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
Ⅹ、书面表达（共10分）
目前，许多中学生不重视课外阅读。请你根据下表内容写一篇短文，对这一现状进行分析，并提出建议。
要点：
不重视课外阅读的原因 1. 作业太多
2. 没有读书习惯
3. 时间花在电脑或网络上
课外阅读的好处 1. 更多地了解世界
2. 学会如何思考
3. 生活更加丰富多彩
对学校或同学的建议 ……(至少两点)
要求：1.短文中必须包含上表中的要点，可适当发挥。
2.词数80词左右。（开头已给出的内容不计入总词数）
3.条理清楚，语句连贯。
At present only a few students do some reading after class. Here are several reasons.
Yours，
Linda
2014—2015学年第二学期期末检测试卷
八年级英语试卷参考答案
听力部分（共20分）
Ⅰ、图片理解（每小题1分，共5分）
1—5 CABCB
Ⅱ、对话理解（每小题1分，共5分）
6—10 ABCAC
Ⅲ、短文理解（每小题1分，共5分）
11—15 ACCAB
Ⅳ、听短文完成表格（每小题1分，共5分）
16. Sally 17. summer 18. train 19. shopping 20. over
笔试部分（共80分）
Ⅴ、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
21—25 ABCBA 26—30 ACCBC 31—35 BBCBC
Ⅵ．完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
36—40 CACAB 41—45 AACAB
Ⅶ、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
46—50 ABBCB 51—55 CBACB 56—60 (略)
Ⅷ、补全对话，有两项多余。（每小题1分，共5分）
61—65 EDCAF
Ⅸ、阅读短文，选词填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
66. heard 67. successful 68. popular 69. all 70. with
71. during 72. own 73. feel 74. working 75. sleep
Ⅹ、书面表达（共10分）略
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